Cannabis Use During Early Pregnancy Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is unknown whether state recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) is related to increased rates of prenatal cannabis use or whether RCL-related changes vary with cannabis screening methods or the local policy environment.

Objective

To test whether RCL in California was associated with changes in prenatal cannabis use rates, whether changes were evident in both self-report and urine toxicology testing, and whether rates varied by local policies banning vs allowing adult-use retailers post-RCL.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based time-series study used data from pregnancies in Kaiser Permanente Northern California universally screened for cannabis use during early pregnancy by self-report and toxicology testing from January 1, 2012, to

SUBMITTER: Young-Wolff KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530934 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature